I'm new to photoshop and have just bought Photoshop CS2. I would like to make cartoon strips so I can create a story from a series of images I have made in a 3D programme. Can anyone guide me in the right direction please?

well you need to choose a format - width and height of your canvas, how big each frame will be rendered, etc. I take it you will be using Poser or DAZ|Studio for the images? Take a look at the Renderosity Comics on the front page, they have some interesting layouts and styles.

"Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything."

I can't get 2 seperate images into the same canvas, that's the problem.

Really? Just create a new photoshop document, then open the two images you want, and then drag them from their window onto your new canvas.

"Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything."

If you're going to be doing a lot of manipulation, you might want to do each panel in a separate file and then import the flattened image into Photoshop. At the very least, you shuold consider creating a separate layer group (folder) in the layers pallet for each panel.

By the way, there is a new app out that focuses ENTIRELY on drawing comics. It's called Manga Studio. I've been thinking of picking it up, and would if the $50 version had the automatic word baloon feature. But, alas, that feature is only in the $299 version. :-(

Do a search for the app, or visit RuntimeDNA. They have some info and samples online.

Attached Link: http://www.freeverse.com/comiclife/

Are you using a Mac? If so I highly recommend "Comic Life" -- very inexpensive, works well with iPhoto. There are probably similar apps on Windows (but I don't know them)

There's nothing to stop you doing it all in Photoshop, though. You create your document, of the appropriate size (eg for a 2 page spread, its 11 inches high by 17 inches wide). You then use Photoshop's "Place" command to bring external files into this new document.

You should check this program out. Its called Comic Book Creator and will do everything you need from setting up your panels, using your own art images, creating word balloons etc.

http://www.mycomicbookcreator.com/frontpage.php

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I agree with crocodillian. I've been using ComicLife for several months and it's a very good program for doing comics.

Comic Life looks cool, too bad it's Mac Only. Guess I'll take another look at Comic Book Creator.

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